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It appears to be just a routine day off for Hayes, who has caught fire in September, hitting .299/.324/.515 with four home runs, 17 runs scored, 10 RBI, and a steal in 23 games this month. Jared Triolo will slide to third base with Alfonso Rivas playing first base. There are other shake-ups in the Pirates lineup with Miguel Andujar starting in right field, and Nick Gonzales at shortstop while Henry Davis and Liover Peguero get a day off.

Helsley took the mound in the bottom of the ninth with the game tied, tasked with taking the game to extras. He recorded the first out, then gave up a pair of doubles to bring a run home and walk it off. It was the first run Helsley has allowed through three appearances after working two previous save chances.

Mlodzinski worked three scoreless innings before running into some trouble in the fourth as the Orioles put two runs on the board with four hits and a walk. He issued his third walk in the fifth and would end his day with two outs in the inning at 84 pitches -- 49 for strikes. His velocity was up to 95.6 mph, an uptick from 94.4 mph his first time out. And he collected five strikeouts. The challenge for the 27-year-old right-hander is going deep enough into games, as he’s exited in the fifth in each of his starts so far. Mlodzinski will face another tough test when he takes on the Cubs in Chicago on Friday.

Baz stranded two baserunners in the first inning by striking out the final two batters. After a pair of clean innings, the leadoff man would reach on an error in the fourth and later score an unearned run on a sacrifice fly. Baz worked around a pair of walks in the fifth and gave up a double with two outs in the sixth before exiting at 98 pitches -- 63 for strikes. The 26-year-old right-hander will look to follow the strong outing in a start against the Giants in Baltimore on Friday.

Tatis wore a golden sombrero for the fifth time in his career, but he did come through in the end, connecting off Aroldis Chapman on a long shot to center and then scoring on Ramón Laureano’s single. So, Chapman finished the game with the same .200 average he entered with. He’s 6-for-30 with no homers and two RBI after eight games.

Vásquez succeeded again, even though his velocity spike was gone on a 43-degree day in Boston. Vásquez averaged 95.6 mph with his fastball this spring and 95.0 mph in shutting out the Tigers a week ago. Today, he was at 93.4 mph, which was right at his 2025 average. It probably was largely the cold, though. Vásquez settled for three strikeouts. He gave up 11 hard-hit balls, but the Red Sox managed just one extra-base hit against him. He should be a great play next week in a home start against the Rockies.

While leading by one run, the Padres had Miller up with two on and none on in the eighth, but they resisted the temptation to use him. Adrian Morejon lost the lead, but he maintained the tie from there, and the Padres went back ahead in the top of the ninth. Miller then set down Wilyer Abreu, Masataka Yoshida and Marcelo Mayer on 11 pitches. It’s his third save of the year.

Probably in part because of the cold, Early’s stuff just wasn’t as impressive today as in his season opener Sunday against the Reds. In that one, he averaged 94.4 mph with his fastball. Today, he was at 94.0 mph in the first and then under 93 mph the subsequent three innings, bottoming out at 91.6 mph in the fourth. The outing still wasn’t a disaster, as he got 11 whiffs and allowed only three hits and three hard-hit balls. Still, it was a lot easier to recommend him after his last outing. He’ll face the Cardinals next weekend.

Chapman got two quick outs, but then Fernando Tatis Jr. doubled over Ceddanne Rafaela’s head and Ramón Laureano singled to left. A left fielder with a quality arm might have thrown Tatis out at home, but that’s not Anthony’s game. Jarren Duran, who was playing left field until being lifted for a pinch-hitter in the eighth, probably would have gotten to the ball a little more quickly and would have had a better shot. It’s the first run Chapman has given up in four appearances and his first loss.

Dodgers manager Dave Roberts called the injury more “moderate than significant” but it sounds like Betts will miss at least the next couple of days. Whether or not this will require a stint on the injured list will largely be determined by the results of the imaging. Miguel Rojas will likely get the starts at short as long as Betts is out.

Walker had a big day at the plate in Sacramento, starting with a base hit in the first inning to drive in a run. He followed with a leadoff homer in the second off Luis Morales, his first of the season, then drew a walk and scored in the fourth. Walker added a double and his third run scored in the sixth for a three-hit game. The 35-year-old slugger is off to his hard-hitting ways in the early going, coming into this one with a 63.6% hard-hit rate and adding two more batted balls of 108 mph and 105 mph.